i7 cooler for overclocking to 4Ghz+

cupofchow · 4 Jan 2010 at 13:12

Right guys i am after a cooler that will take my i7 920 DO to 4Ghz+ and be stable.

I was looking at the Noctua NH-D14 as it seems to be the best (even better than the Corsair H50) but its hard to find.

It is also MASSIVE, would it warp my board ?

What would you guys recommend ?

lionheart766 · 4 Jan 2010 at 13:19

This

plus one or two of these

PakJai · 4 Jan 2010 at 18:09

Looks heavy and cumbersome...

I'm using a H50 and i'm 4.2GHz stable with no cores going over 75c on max load.

TheMagic1an · 4 Jan 2010 at 18:31

lionheart766 said:
This

plus one or two of these

+1

or get the TRUE, both are great coolers.

The Xilence Red Wing fans are also excellent and very quiet.

thevet · 4 Jan 2010 at 19:14

get the TRUE and lap your cpu and TRUE

Liam-89 · 4 Jan 2010 at 19:22

PakJai said:
Looks heavy and cumbersome...

I'm using a H50 and i'm 4.2GHz stable with no cores going over 75c on max load.

did you lap it?

dan7777 · 4 Jan 2010 at 19:23

megahelems in push-pull i wont regret it.

the_electrician · 4 Jan 2010 at 19:45

If you want the best get the Nh14 as it beats all other air coolers and the h50 by a considerable margin.
I think if Ock sold them there would be a lot more threads about them.
There are some due in 4 days time at a competitor.

dan7777 · 4 Jan 2010 at 19:48

if your case big enough and your ram got the clearance get the ND14 if not get the megahelems its a lot smaller and fits nicely in most cases and you dont have to worry about ram clearance.

PakJai · 4 Jan 2010 at 20:11

Liam-89 said:
did you lap it?

Nope, there's no need to

All i did was cleaned off the pre applied thermal paste and added my own artic cooling mx-3 on.

cupofchow · 4 Jan 2010 at 23:02

well thanks for the advice guys, i just got myself a H50

Hopefully it will keep my chip nice and cool.

Helios1234 · 5 Jan 2010 at 15:28

the_electrician said:
If you want the best get the Nh14 as it beats all other air coolers and the h50 by a considerable margin.
I think if Ock sold them there would be a lot more threads about them.
There are some due in 4 days time at a competitor.

Bit late now I know but he's right!